AWS Amplify Hosting vs AWS App Runner

AWS Amplify Hosting8.6Visit AWS App Runner5.9Visit

Higher score AWS Amplify Hosting #5 in Next.js Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit AWS Amplify

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AWS App Runner #32 in Next.js Hosting 5.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS App Runner

• AWS Amplify Hosting fits best

  AWS teams needing full Next.js support

• AWS App Runner fits best

  Container-based AWS application deployments

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Amplify Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗	AWS App Runner 5.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	5.9
Ranking	#5 in Next.js Hosting	#32 in Next.js Hosting
Best for	AWS teams needing full Next.js support	Container-based AWS application deployments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$15/site/mo	$0.007/GB usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Amplify Hosting 4/4 · AWS App Runner 0/4
Edge delivery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Serverless runtime	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Node.js runtime	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Preview deployments	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Build minutes	1000 min/mo	Not checked yet
Bandwidth	15 GB/mo	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports SSR, ISR, API routes, middleware, and image optimization Git-based deployment with feature branches and pull request previews CloudFront delivery plus CloudWatch monitoring and access logs	Deploy from GitHub, Bitbucket, Amazon ECR, or ECR Public Automatic scaling, TLS load balancing, and private VPC connectivity CloudWatch logs plus pause and resume controls for services
Cons	No permanent free plan Usage-based billing spans builds, storage, transfer, and SSR usage Web Application Firewall costs $15 per Amplify app per month	AWS stopped accepting new customers on April 30, 2026 Usage-based pricing does not provide a fixed monthly starting plan AWS does not plan to introduce new features for App Runner
Our verdict	AWS Amplify Hosting is a managed service for static, single-page, and server-rendered web applications. It is aimed at teams deploying Next.js applications that need more than static hosting, including server-side rendering, static… Read the review →	AWS App Runner is a managed AWS service for deploying web applications and APIs from GitHub, Bitbucket, Amazon ECR, or ECR Public. It builds applications when required, provisions compute resources, deploys services, automatically scales… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Amplify Hosting — where it wins

  • Supports SSR, ISR, API routes, middleware, and image optimization
  • Git-based deployment with feature branches and pull request previews
  • CloudFront delivery plus CloudWatch monitoring and access logs

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Usage-based billing spans builds, storage, transfer, and SSR usage
  • Web Application Firewall costs $15 per Amplify app per month

• AWS App Runner — where it wins

  • Deploy from GitHub, Bitbucket, Amazon ECR, or ECR Public
  • Automatic scaling, TLS load balancing, and private VPC connectivity
  • CloudWatch logs plus pause and resume controls for services

  Where it doesn't

  • AWS stopped accepting new customers on April 30, 2026
  • Usage-based pricing does not provide a fixed monthly starting plan
  • AWS does not plan to introduce new features for App Runner

• AWS Amplify Hosting8.6/10 · Paid

  A full Next.js hosting stack with AWS integrations and usage-based pricing.

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• AWS App Runner5.9/10 · Paid

  A container-focused AWS service with scaling and VPC connectivity, but no new customer sign-ups.

  Visit AWS App RunnerFull verdict →